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10:40 PM ET, March 13, 2021

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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Biden will deploy FEMA to care for teenagers and children crossing border in record numbers  —  The Biden administration is mobilizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help care for the overwhelming number of unaccompanied migrant teens and children filling detention cells …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Political Wire
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CNN:
Kids detained in overcrowded border facility are terrified, crying and worried, lawyers say  —  (CNN)Children detained in an overcrowded government-run tent facility at the US-Mexico border say they haven't been able to shower for days or contact their parents, according to lawyers who interviewed them this week.
Department of Homeland Security:
Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Directs FEMA to Support Response for Unaccompanied Children  —  WASHINGTON - Homeland Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas has directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support a government-wide effort over the next 90 days to safely receive …
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
DHS chief directs FEMA to assist in ‘government-wide effort’ to house child migrants, as number surge
Discussion: NBC News and Townhall
Chris Quinn / Plain Dealer:
When candidates make reckless statements just to get attention, should they get attention?  Letter from the Editor  —  We're having a challenging discussion of late about our responsibility in how we cover the candidacy of Republican Josh Mandel for the U.S. Senate in 2022.
Discussion: Raw Story
HuffPost:
Dog Rescue Charity Linked To Lara Trump Funneling Money Into Donald Trump's Pocket  —  The Big Dog Ranch Rescue has spent as much as $1.9 million at his properties in recent years and is spending $225,000 more at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.  —  A dog rescue charity with links to Lara Trump …
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Amanda Burke / The Berkshire Eagle:
After receiving second dose, Yo-Yo Ma transforms waiting period into performance at Pittsfield vax clinic  —  PITTSFIELD — After Yo-Yo Ma received his second jab of a COVID-19 vaccine at Berkshire Community College Saturday, he transformed his 15-minute observation period into a concert for the newly inoculated.
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
'I'd Much Rather Be in Florida'  —  Floridians are out and about and pandemic restrictions have been lifted.  There's just one problem: The virus never went away.  —  MIAMI — Other than New York, no big city in the United States has been struggling with more coronavirus cases in recent weeks than Miami.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
‘A tremendous sea change’: Democrats see a path to remaking the Senate filibuster  —  WASHINGTON — When Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia opened the door this week to making it more “painful” for to block legislation, some Democrats saw a game-changing opportunity to remake the Senate and lift a key obstacle to a progressive agenda.
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
The Imperious Rise and Accelerating Fall of Andrew Cuomo  —  Even as he tries to plot a political survival strategy in the face of sexual misconduct allegations, Mr. Cuomo is an object lesson on the dangers of kicking people on the way up.  —  Last spring, when the coronavirus outbreak …
Corey Robin / New Yorker:
Trump and the Trapped Country  —  For years, we debated whether Donald Trump would topple democracy.  But the threat continues to come from the system itself.  —  Before the storming of the Capitol, it seemed as if Donald Trump might leave the White House the way he had come in …
Discussion: Crooked Timber
BBC:
Russia opposition: Moscow police raid election forum  —  Russian police have broken up an opposition conference and detained 200 people including high-profile opposition figures.  —  The weekend forum had just begun in a Moscow hotel when police burst in and said they were detaining everyone.
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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Russia detains 200 at opposition gathering
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: A majority of Iowans want U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to decide not to run in 2022; 28% hope he will  —  A majority of Iowans, including a third of Iowa Republicans, say they hope U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley decides not to seek reelection in 2022, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
Discussion: Raw Story
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Customers Angry Over Bank Delays On Stimulus Checks  —  Wells Fargo and Chase say they won't start processing federal stimulus direct deposits until March 17, no matter how early the money lands.  —  Americans waiting to get their stimulus checks were growing increasingly frustrated Saturday …
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
17 Reasons to Let the Economic Optimism Begin  —  A reporter who has tracked decades of gloomy trends sees things lining up for roaring growth.  —  The 21st-century economy has been a two-decade series of punches in the gut.  —  The century began in economic triumphalism in the United States …
Discussion: HotAir
Daily Mail:
Don't post Oprah memes if you are not black: White people are told that using interviewer's Meghan reaction clips for fun is ‘digital blackface’  — The Slow Factory Foundation recently issued a waning about digital blackface following Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah Winfrey
Discussion: TheBlaze, Twitchy and New York Post
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
For Biden, there's no place like a weekend home in Delaware  —  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — As he stood in the Rose Garden celebrating his first big legislative win, President Joe Biden gestured to the White House and said it's a “magnificent building” to live in.  —  Except on weekends.
Discussion: Mediaite and Boston Herald
John McWhorter / It Bears Mentioning:
So there was a law professor at Georgetown who was a racist.  —  And now she's gone, but wait — what do we mean by “racist” these days?  And why am I a heretic to even ask the question and want real answers?  —  11 hr ago  —  A law professor at Georgetown Law School, Sandra Sellers, has been fired because she is racist.
Discussion: Althouse
Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
‘Covid is taking over’: Brazil plunges into deadliest chapter of its epidemic  —  Last year, Jair Bolsonaro declared Brazil had reached ‘the tail end’ of one of the world's worst outbreaks.  Three months later the country has lost almost 100,000 more lives  —  t was midway through February …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Associated Press:
Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus  —  Los Angeles emergency room nurse Sandra Younan spent the last year juggling long hours as she watched many patients struggle with the coronavirus and some die.  —  Then there were the patients who claimed the virus was fake or coughed in her face, ignoring mask rules.
Washington Post:
Our four nations are committed to a free, open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region  —  Opinion by Joe Biden, Narendra Modi, Scott Morrison and Yoshihide Suga … In December 2004, the continental shelf off the coast of Indonesia shifted two meters, creating one of the largest tidal waves …
Phil Stewart / Reuters:
Exclusive: North Korea unresponsive to behind-the-scenes Biden administration outreach - U.S. official  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea has not responded to behind-the-scenes diplomatic outreach since mid-February by President Joe Biden's administration, including to Pyongyang's mission …
Benjamin Oreskes / Los Angeles Times:
How a commune-like encampment in Echo Park became a flashpoint in L.A.'s homelessness crisis  —  It began with a few tents pitched on the grassy rise on the banks of an L.A. landmark, Echo Park Lake.  —  Then, last year, more homeless people set up camp.  By latest count …
CNN:
London police officer charged with murder of Sarah Everard  —  London (CNN)A London Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with the kidnap and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, whose disappearance on a walk home has reignited a national debate in Britain on women's safety and sexual assault.
Reuters:
Vice-president of Myanmar civilian government vows resistance to junta rule  —  (Reuters) - The acting leader of Myanmar's parallel civilian government, appointed by ousted lawmakers in the wake of a Feb. 1 military coup, addressed the public for the first time on Saturday from hiding and vowed to pursue a …
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Vox
CNN:
One year later, Breonna Taylor's mother and advocates still want accountability for the police who killed her  —  Louisville, Kentucky (CNN)Tamika Palmer has been in the same battle for justice in Breonna Taylor's death for the last year.  —  Palmer said her daughter was killed senselessly …
Paul Sacca / TheBlaze:
Jordan Peterson shares poll showing white liberals embrace using violence to pursue political goals more than conservatives  —  This breaks the narrative the corporate media is telling you  —  Like Blaze News?  Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.
Discussion: RedState, Instapundit and Breitbart
Jenna McLaughlin / Yahoo News:
He helped Trump bring American hostages home.  Now he's working for Biden.  —  WASHINGTON — Just days before Christmas last year, Roger Carstens, a former Green Beret turned diplomat, was thousands of miles away from home.  He had flown to Saudi Arabia in a last-ditch attempt to attend …
 
 
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Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
A Political Hurricane Blew Through Georgia. Now It's Bracing for More.
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
ICE has no clear plan for vaccinating thousands of detained immigrants fighting deportation
Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Amazon Pulls Books Framing LGBTQ+ Identities As Mental Illness After GOP Complaint
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
Scott Simon / NPR:
Sanders: Americans Care More About $1,400 Checks From Aid Plan Than Lack Of GOP Votes
Discussion: Compatible Creatures and HuffPost
 Earlier Items: 
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A 9-step guide to winning Trump's endorsement
Discussion: Associated Press
Teri Kanefield / NBC News:
Covid stimulus bill passes as Republicans use cancel culture to hide their obstruction
Discussion: CNN
Paul Bloom / Wall Street Journal:
When Intentions Don't Matter  —  As recent controversies show, moral judgment requires asking …
New York Times:
Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public
Discussion: The Week
Ken Ward Jr / ProPublica:
This Billionaire Governor's Coal Companies Owe Millions More in Environmental Fines
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Glenn C. Loury / City Journal:
“A Formula for Tyranny and More Racism”
Joyce White Vance / Washington Post:
Civil suits may pry out the information we need to hold Trump accountable